Are we on the same page?
From suppliers, to finance managers, to IT – there’s lots of balls to juggle and people to communicate with, and if you don’t have an efficient system in place, it can make running your purchasing team that much harder.
Why is Purchasing from Mars and Finance from Venus?
We often ask ourselves the question here at i2B as to why purchasing and finance teams struggle to integrate well. Both are strategic teams, they tackle and mange very important issues for the business they belong to, yet they often struggle to reach decisions mutually. Sadly, they also often view each other in a negative […]
Does your company use Xero? Sign up for our new free Xero app pilot
Do you have zero time for chasing suppliers? Are you fed up of emailing and phoning suppliers, chasing purchase orders and deliveries? Have they got your purchase order? Is it being delivered on time? We have a brand new Xero supplier portal app coming in June 2016 which we are offering a free of charge […]
Don’t let disasters impact your purchase to pay systems
In the midst of the terrible UK floodings and stories of more snow heading our way, the i2B Team decided to look into the top causes of business loss and how it effects the supply chain nationally and of course how having an effective purchase to pay system in place can help. According to Supply […]
Purchasing Skills 101: Get your poker face on
The art of negation is something any proven purchasing manager worth their salt should come naturally to. Often though, we know you can get bogged down with all the other processes you have in place for the purchasing cycle and don’t always hone in on those essential negotiation skills. We all know that the art […]
Can procurement ever be a rockstar?
Can procurement ever be a rockstar? Procurement teams still seem to get bad rap or often get overlooked in terms of the difference they make in any organisation. Of course as a Purchase to Pay software provider and former procurement professionals ourselves, we’re going to place any purchasing manager as our lead singer on […]
Food Industry Feature
Are you in the food industry? We’re featured throughout the whole of March in Food Manufacture online at www.foodmanufacture.co.uk. Drop us a message here if you want to know how we can help you communicate better with your vendors, buyers and expediters. i2B look forward to hearing from you regarding your food industry supply chain problems.